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  • Maria Antahuilia Nahuelpi lives in a small hut in the countryside of what is known as the resisitance zone of Mapuche territory. She is a well known Machi,  a powerful healer,  Shaman but also the most respected  religious figure in Mapuche culture. Often a Machi is chosen whilst being a child depending on her or his character, often described by outsiders as the Creator God. Most often Machis are women, Araucania, Chile. February 16, 2018.
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  • Manuel da Cruz, a Curandeiro or traditional healer at his home, Sao Tome. The curandero dedicates their life to the administration of remedies for mental, emotional, physical and spiritual illnesses. Many make use of herbs, water and mud in treatments and some employ Catholic elements, such as holy water and icons. Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and later a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975.
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  • Manuel da Cruz, a Curandeiro or traditional healer at his home, Sao Tome. The curandero dedicates their life to the administration of remedies for mental, emotional, physical and spiritual illnesses. Many make use of herbs, water and mud in treatments and some employ Catholic elements, such as holy water and icons. Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and later a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975.
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  • A mentally ill man endures an exorcism by Mohammed Omar Faridi, a pir at the Shareef Dargah in New Delhi. Delhi is typical of many Indian cities in that it has very few trained psychiatrists and many people still consult holy men for traditional solutions to their psychiatric needs. As India progresses materially and embraces the market and as traditional familiar and social ties are increasingly broken, incidences of mental health issues appear to be rising.
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  • A mentally ill man is examined by Mohammed Omar Faridi, a pir at the Shareef Dargah in New Delhi. Delhi is typical of many Indian cities in that it has very few trained psychiatrists and many people still consult holy men for traditional solutions to their psychiatric needs. As India progresses materially and embraces the market and as traditional familiar and social ties are increasingly broken, incidences of mental health issues appear to be rising.
    SFE_100207_003.jpg
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